The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Samoa

LDS Samoa Temple

As of January 1, 2011, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 11,272 members in 16 stakes, 134 congregations (118 wards^[1] and 16 branches^[1]), one mission, and one temple in Samoa.^[2][3]

History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Samoa) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Country Information: Samoa)

Missions

• Samoa Apia Mission

Apia Samoa Temple

On August 5, 1983 the Apia Samoa Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

	22. Apia Samoa
	Location: Announcement: Dedication: Rededication: Coordinates: Size: Notes:	Apia, Samoa 16 July 2003 Original temple dedicated 5 August 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley, rebuilt temple dedicated 4 September 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley 4 September 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley 13°50′18.03839″S 171°47′0.909600″W / 13.8383439972°S 171.78358600000°W 18,691 sq ft (1,736 m^2) and 75 ft (23 m) high on a 2 acre (0.8 ha) site The original Samoa temple was dedicated in 1983 and destroyed by fire while the temple was closed for renovations in 2003. This new temple of a similar design was built on the same site although it is substantially larger.[4] The LDS Church continues to list this as the 22nd operating temple, in accordance to its original dedication date.[5]

See also

• Religion in Samoa

References

1. LDS Meetinghouse Locator.Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
2. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Samoa", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2011, retrieved 2012-10-18
3. "Country information: Samoa", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, February 1, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-18
4. Images of the different designs may be found here (new) and here (old)
5. "Find an LDS Temple: Temple Locations from Around the World", LDS.org, LDS Church

External links

• LDS Newsroom (Pacific)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site